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Re: how and why does keyboard input unhighlight the mouse-selected regio
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Sandip Chitale |
Subject: |
Re: how and why does keyboard input unhighlight the mouse-selected region? |
Date: |
5 Sep 2003 14:06:18 -0700 |
Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<3F58D93F.2000005@yahoo.com>...
> Sandip Chitale wrote:
>
> > This may be the answer.
> >
> > deactivate-mark's value is t
> >
> > Documentation:
> > If an editing command sets this to t, deactivate the mark afterward.
> > The command loop sets this to nil before each command,
> > and tests the value when the command returns.
> > Buffer modification stores t in this variable.
>
> Yes, but even if I set it to nil with `M-:', select a region with the
> mouse, and type a prefix character (C-h), the highlighting goes away. I
> can examine its value with `M-:' after selecting the region, which verifies
> that it is still nil. Merely typing a key causes the the highlighting to
> disappear, even though no command has been executed.
Is the "key" in "typing a key" a buffer modifying key? If not (for
example cursor movement keys) at least for me the region
(highlighting) remains active.
- how and why does keyboard input unhighlight the mouse-selected region?, Kevin Rodgers, 2003/09/04
- Re: how and why does keyboard input unhighlight the mouse-selected region?, Sandip Chitale, 2003/09/04
- Re: how and why does keyboard input unhighlight the mouse-selected region?, Kevin Rodgers, 2003/09/05
- Re: how and why does keyboard input unhighlight the mouse-selected region?,
Sandip Chitale <=
- Re: how and why does keyboard input unhighlight the mouse-selected region?, Kevin Rodgers, 2003/09/08
- Re: how and why does keyboard input unhighlight the mouse-selected region?, Stefan Monnier, 2003/09/08
- Re: how and why does keyboard input unhighlight the mouse-selected region?, Kevin Rodgers, 2003/09/08
- Re: how and why does keyboard input unhighlight the mouse-selected region?, Stefan Monnier, 2003/09/08
- Re: how and why does keyboard input unhighlight the mouse-selected region?, Kevin Rodgers, 2003/09/09
- Re: how and why does keyboard input unhighlight the mouse-selected region?, Stefan Monnier, 2003/09/09